Harris v. Harris

Plaintiff wife appeals a divorce judgment, arguing that the court abused its discretion by awarding custody of the parties’ son to defendant father, thereby separating their two children; by awarding her only $10,000 of the marital property; and by declining to award her maintenance. We affirm the custody determination, but reverse and remand the property divison and maintenance rulings.

The parties had been married seven years when they separated in January 1992. Under temporary orders, the mother lived in the marital home in Grand Isle with both children from January to May 1992, and the…